1050 houses to be constructed for Denotified

Bhopal. This year 1050 houses would be constructed in the state for Denotified, Nomadic-Semi-Nomadic tribe under the Vimukt Jati Awas Yojana. A provision of Rs 6 crore 30 lakh has been made in the departmental budget for the construction of houses.

Rs 60,000 as subsidy and Rs 10,000 as labour subsidy would be made available to the beneficiary for house construction. Fifty-one castes have been recognized in state as Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic tribes out of which 21 are recognized as Denotified and 30 as Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic tribes.